FOX Sports and Golden Boy Promotions, founded by 10-time World Champion Oscar De La Hoya, have reached a multi-media rights extension to televise exciting live boxing in the United States and internationally. The new multi-year agreement keeps Golden Boy Promotions' bouts with FOX Sports for years to come, and helps establish a new Monday night boxing franchise on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), FOX Sports' new, national multi-sport cable channel launching on Aug. 17. Financial terms were not disclosed.
"When we started Golden Boy, we
Made a promise to only do business with the best companies out there," said De La Hoya, President of
Golden Boy Promotions. "To be partnered with
FOX on this sensational series is a great fit. We look forward to working with
FOX Sports 1 for years to come in giving fans the best boxing matches available."
"Led by the dynamic Oscar De La Hoya and its Chief Executive Officer
Richard Schaefer,
Golden Boy Promotions has developed a great reputation over the last several years for putting together exciting cards with top-flight fighters," said Patrick Crakes, Senior
Vice President, Programming & Research,
FOX Sports. "It's great that we've been able to build upon and expand what has already been a fruitful relationship that benefits multiple networks in the
FOX Sports family, domestically and internationally."
Under the new agreement
FOX Sports retains exclusive domestic rights to 48 live two-hour events (featuring two or three fights per event) annually with many of
Golden Boy Promotions' brightest stars expected to be featured. FS1 is scheduling 24 live events per year, with
FOX Deportes, the nation's leading Spanish-language sports network, airing all 48 events live, an increase from 36 in the previous deal. The 24 events on FS1 will all originate in the U.S., and most are expected to run on Monday nights once the network launches.
FOX Deportes will simulcast the same 24 events as FS1 in Spanish, plus air 24 others that originate from Mexico. Once events air on FS1, each will be available for
Encore presentations on
FOX Sports regional networks.
FOX International Channels also holds exclusive rights to all 48 live fights in the Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe (excluding the U.K.) and Middle East territories. Finally, all events will be available via authenticated streaming through
FOX Sports Go.
"We are thrilled to partner with
FOX as the boxing provider for
FOX Sports 1 and
FOX Deportes," added
Golden Boy Promotions CEO
Richard Schaefer. "For years, the best of boxing has been available primarily on premium cable and
Pay-Per-View only, but our partnership with
FOX Sports signifies a major step-up in exposure for the fighter,
Golden Boy Promotions and the entire sport. We are confident that with our mix of world class fights and fighters combined with the reach and promotional capacities that
FOX Sports provides, the sky is really the limit for us all."
In addition to Golden Boy's live events, all
FOX Sports channels have access to 24 classic archived events from the promoter's extensive library. Archive fights feature many of boxing biggest names, including De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather,
Bernard Hopkins, Canelo Alvarez, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto,
Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley.
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About
Golden Boy Promotions
Los Angeles-based
Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2002 by Oscar de la Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. In 2007, in its fifth year of promoting,
Golden Boy Promotions set a record by selling over 2.5 million in
Pay-Per-View homes in a single night. Also in 2007,
Golden Boy Promotions established the record for highest grossing
Pay-Per-View homes in a single year with more than 4 million total.
Golden Boy Promotions is one of boxing's most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the United States on networks such as HBO, SHOWTIME, TeleFutura,
FOX Sports Networks and
FOX Deportes.
Golden Boy Promotions currently has over 50 fighters under contract, from future Hall of Famers
Bernard Hopkins and Erik Morales to current world champions and superstars Devon Alexander, Canelo Alvarez, Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia, Robert Guerrero, Chris John, Amir Khan, Marcos Maidana, Abner Mares, Paulie Malignaggi, Lucas Matthysse, Victor Ortiz, Lamont Peterson, Daniel Ponce De Leon, Peter Quillin, Leo Santa Cruz and Humberto Soto. Also included on the company's roster are top contenders Alfredo Angulo, Sharif Bogere, Pablo Cesar Cano,
Danny Jacobs, Erislandy Lara, Jorge Linares, Seth Mitchell and Keith Thurman as well as highly regarded prospects Randy Caballero, Jermell Charlo, Omar Figueroa, Eddie Gomez, Frankie Gomez, Anthony Ogogo, Antonio Orozco, Gary Russell Jr. and Deontay Wilder.
About
FOX Sports Media Group
FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) is the umbrella entity representing News Corporation's wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets.
Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FSMG includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships. FSMG includes
FOX Sports, the sports television arm of the
FOX Broadcasting Company;
FOX Sports 1; Fox's 22 regional sports networks, their affiliated regional web sites and FSN national programming;
FOX Soccer,
FOX Soccer Plus and
FOX Soccer 2Go; FUEL TV;
FOX Deportes and
FOX College Sports. In addition, FSMG also encompasses
FOX Sports Digital, which includes FOXSports.com on MSN,
FOX Sports GO, Whatifsports.com, FOXSportsNext.com and Yardbarker.com. Also included in the Group are Fox's interests in joint-venture businesses Big Ten Network, BTN 2Go and STATS, LLC, as well as licensing agreements that establish the
FOX Sports Radio Network and
FOX Sports Skybox restaurants.
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